Publications

Panorama 1/2007

Published as a part of the Regional Programme of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Southeast Asia Office, Panorama is a journal on Southeast Asian and European Affairs. The contributions to this issue spring from the 8th EU-ASEAN Think Tank Dialogue which was held in Berlin in 2006.

The Role of Religious and Philosophical Traditions in Promoting World Peace: An Asian Perspective

This book is a collection of articles by eminent theological and philosophical scholars throughout Asia. They are scholars of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam who have critically analyzed the above issues within their traditions from both the religious and philosophical perspectives. They bring together, under one roof, the valuable insights of the great religious and philosophical traditions on the issue of peace. Hopefully, the articles in this book will contribute towards building practical peace in Asia and beyond.

Religious Pluralism in Democratic Societies:

Challenges and Prospects for Southeast Asia, Europe, and the United States in the New Millennium

Panorama 2/2006

Published as a part of the Regional Programme of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Southeast Asia Office, Panorama is a journal on Southeast Asian and European Affairs. The present edition is a special issue focusing on gender issues.

Demarcating Ethnicity in New Nations: Cases of the Chinese in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia

Foreign Investment

Its Significance in Relation to the Fight against Poverty, Economic Growth and Legal Culture

ASEAN and the European Union

Panorama 1/2006

Published as a part of the Regional Programme of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Southeast Asia Office, Panorama is a journal on Southeast Asian and European Affairs. The present edition is a special issue focusing on the relations between East Asia and the European Union.

Planmäßiger Sieg der Regierungspartei PAP

Parlamentswahlen in Singapur

Alles bleibt beim Alten im südostasiatischen Stadtstaat: Die Singapurer haben die People’s Action Party (PAP) nach 41-jähriger Regierungszeit abermals mit einer soliden Mehrheit im Amt bestätigt. Das Wahlergebnis wird zum einen als ein Indikator für die überwiegende Zufriedenheit der Bevölkerung mit der Regierung gewertet und zum anderen als Wunsch nach einer größeren Kontrollfunktion der Opposition, die ihren Stimmenanteil erhöhen konnte.

Security Management in Asian Cities

City vulnerabilities, health hazards, natural calamities, ethno-religious conflicts and terrorism are the most pressing issues in our contemporary societies. Due to the multitude of security challenges faced by various countries, security management has increasingly become one of the key tasks for national and local governments around the globe. Security Management in Asian Cities compiles all of the papers contributed at the 12th Annual ESEA conference, which reviewed the practices and experiences in the context of each country: Cambodia, Indonesian, Malaysia, Philippines, Korea, Singapore, Vietnam and Thailand. At this event, H.E. Andreas Michaelis, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Singapore, shared his remarks on a holistic concept of security from a German point of view.